Improvement in fruit-baskets



W. D. TRISSLE'R.

Fruit-Baskets Patented Feb. 11,1873..

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WALTER D. TRISSLER, OF DUNKIRK, NEV YORK.

IMPROVEMNT IN FRUIT-BASKETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 135,737, datedFebruary' 1l, 1873.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WALTER D. TnrssLER, of the town of Dunkirk and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBaskets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, that will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which .form a part of thisspecilication.

The nature of my invention relates to -the construction of a cheap butserviceable fruitbasket 5 and consists in constructing the body frompaper. or other like substance, and saturating it with parafne or itsequivalent, so as to make it water-proof and to prevent it from beingstained by the juice ofthe berries; in the manner of putting ittogether, and ot forming the feet at the same time that the body isstamped or out, as will hereafter be more fully set forth.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my basket, and Fig. 2 is a section ofthesame.

A represents the body of the basket, made of paper or thin sheets ot'wood, which may be cut or stamped by a die, the perforations and feet abeing 'formed at the same time. The feet are formed by so constructingthe die that at each corner it will stamp or raise a suitableprojection, which serves to keep the vcorner only.

bottom ot' the basket from the table or board upon which it rests, andthis insures a free and constant circulation all around the berries.Before or after the body has been cut or stamped it is thoroughlysaturated with paraftine, or its equivalent, so as not only to make itwater-prooi', but to prevent it from being stained by the juice of theberries. Around the rim is placed the rods b, which have a groove cutalong their entire under sides large enough to receive a cord, c, andthe upper edges of the body A.

These cords may be secured together either at the corners, or a singleone may be run around the entire edge and secured at 011e The cornersmay also be secured as shown; but I prefer the use of the cord.

Having thusV described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, isl A fruit-basket, with body A saturated withparaftine, having feet a, in combination with rods b having cords c,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony' that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my handthis 9th day of October, A. D. 1872.

WALTER I). TRISSLER.

Witnesses:

FREDK. A. BRAND, PIERRE A. GULLIER.

